No luck at this office's Windows 7: UniversalNovacomInstaller detects it as "Windows 64 bit", and then downloads and starts the driver setup. But, while it finishes successfully, the "novacomd" service isn't created, and I can't find any file named "novacom" in the whole system.

I fear the current user, which doesn't have administrator rights, is to blame... Could anyone confirm?

Hello everybody,
It's a while I try to solve the novacom issue I have, in order to be able to run WebOS QuickInstall.
The situation is as follows:
I have an PowerBook G4, OSX Leopard
I run on this machine Virtual PC, Windows XP SP3
On OSX, it's impossible to install Java 1.6 - the PPC processor and lack of support for this from Apple.
On Virtual PC, I already have installed Java 1.6 and Quickinstall but, it didn't recognize my device - Pixi - because novacom could not be installed (there is an error announcing that installation failed).
If there's any solution for this please be so kind and let me know about it.
Thanks

Have update java runing win7 64bit when i try to open the .jar as ethier the unv. Installer for novacom or the webos quick install i get a flash of a cmd and then nothing happens what is the fix for this?

Have update java runing win7 64bit when i try to open the .jar as ethier the unv. Installer for novacom or the webos quick install i get a flash of a cmd and then nothing happens what is the fix for this?

sounds like an issue with Java not being up to date or the jar files not being opened with the JVM

Jason - would it be possible to get a the name of the .pkg file that the downloader downloads on OS X? The installer does not work (operation fails at the end) but I suspect we can manually install the files, if we look inside the .pkg and if you could tell us where the files go.

I am running Windows 7 64-bit. This is the same issue whether I am using WebOS Quickinstall or else this universal installer. I launch them and they download the drivers, but then I receive a notification after it has attempted installation that the service was removed, and then it closes. Novacomd.exe is not installed in the stated folder. I do not know what else to do.

I was having heaps of issues getting the Novacom drivers installed for WebOS QuickInstall to recognize my touchpad, including a simple "Driver installation failed" error. I finally stumbled across a link this morning to the latest novacom driver msi executables (ie no automated download). Found on HP Touchpad - RootzWiki

Worked for my Touchpad on Windows 7-64 and Vista-32, here are the links. Just extract with WinRar or whatever:

using ubuntu, im having trouble installing novacomm through univ installer and quickinstall. could be something to do with the fact im using unicode as my password, each time i enter my password, it tells me its wrong password, after 3rd try, it stops asking and shuts down. any solution for me here other then changing sudo pass?

I was having heaps of issues getting the Novacom drivers installed for WebOS QuickInstall to recognize my touchpad, including a simple "Driver installation failed" error. I finally stumbled across a link this morning to the latest novacom driver msi executables (ie no automated download). Found on HP Touchpad - RootzWiki

Worked for my Touchpad on Windows 7-64 and Vista-32, here are the links. Just extract with WinRar or whatever:

Forgive me from the outset...I'm pretty 'uninitiated' in the ways and understandings of the deeper mysteries of webOS and don't really know what I'm doing...with that disclaimer...

I just received my new Pre2 (Verizon) and have been running a Pre+ since Verizon's launch day. I've logged into my palm profile, and it looks like, after a long time and a few restarts, everything has reinstalled (all official apps purchased/downloaded from App Catalog).

Now I wanted to set up Preware and start setting up my Pre2 with homebrew options. I can't get past "No Devices Detected" in running WOSQI. I've reinstalled Novacom, I've had dev mode turned on and off, I've had the Pre2 connected before I run WOSQI and I've connected after I've started up WOSQI. I've tried different cables and USB ports.

I will say that it seems like my computer won't properly set up the Pre2 and connect fully to it when I plug it in. When I plug it in, it tries to run the New Hardware Wizard, it wants to install software for Novacom. I allow it to insall automatically and it searches for a couple of minutes for Novacom with no luck. It says "Cannot Install This Hardware". I try pointing it to c:\program files\Palm, Inc. where Novacom.exe is located. No luck. After it says it cannot install the hardware, I click on finish and it says the device was not installed properly and may lack some functionality.

I was successful and now have Preware on my Pre2. I followed the Preware Homebrew Documentation (PHD) app (buy it! Support Preware and webOS Internals!) which told me to download WOSQI from http://bit.ly/phd-wosqi4 and that jar file seemed to do the trick. I had to 'reinstall novacom' first, but then it recognized my Pre2 as a device.

just in case somebody is trying this tool, it won't work at the moment. HP changed the links to doctor including novacom drivers. Every tool that used a "palm.cdnetwork" link needs to be updated.
of course this happens right after I reinstall windows and try to install drivers - pfff..